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  The last time I rented a physical movie was in, like, 2012. The modern techno hellscape is barely even a teenager.

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  Listeria and lead, everywhere.

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  I don't ascribe to the belief that millennials look young for their age but, if I did, it would be in the same sense as how mummies look young for their age. We're pickled, folx.

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  Well that's kinda cool. My confirmation bias tells me this is definitely true. No need to further critically analyze the study because I love kimchi and fermentation. "Kimchi enhanced intercellular signaling mediated by antigen-presenting cells, increased antigen uptake, and promoted the upregulation of MHC class II-related genes through the JAK/STAT1-CIITA axis. Single-cell trajectory analysis revealed accelerated CD4+ T cell differentiation toward effector and regulatory phen...

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  Are polls on Mastodon an accurate representation of reality?

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  One of my favourite things to ferment lately: mirepoix. I had a bunch of celery that wasn't going to last much longer, so this is how I saved it. Thus is super useful for soups and pasta sauces with a lot more complexity in flavour than unfermented mirepoix. I basically ferment it until I need it, then throw the remainder in the fridge, but 2 weeks is probably a good rule of thumb. This one is 1/3 onion, 1/3 celery, and 1/3 carrot, plus a sweet pepper, mixed with 2% salt by weight.

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  Everyone says that apples are the most effective means of repelling doctors but you should see how fast most of them run away when they see you in an N95.

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  Saw a video a while back about a guy who continuously ordered anvils from Amazon and then returned them, just because they were the most expensive thing for Amazon to ship. Not all heroes wear capes.

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  I fucking HATE recipes that say shit like "2 carrots" instead of providing the amount in grams. A CARROT IS NOT A UNIT OF MEASUREMENT, SUSAN

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  Saying that wearing a mask is too great a burden for the measly benefit of *checks notes* not killing people has some real "can we please turn off the walk signal sounds for the blind because I don't like the sounds," energy.

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  Fun fact: You can plant sunflower seeds intended as bird seed. You can also plant flax, beans, and chia from the grocery store. It's a super cheap way to garden chaotically, even in places that aren't necessarily yours...

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  I know I haven't posted fermentation pictures lately but I still feel a need to rant: Learning to ferment food has been a huge money-saver for me and I wish I knew about it when I was a broke student. It makes it much easier to buy veggies in bulk and it helps avoid waste when I find I'm not going to use something before it goes bad. Jars are the biggest investment, which you can often pick up for free. Last night, I started fermenting a big batch of asparagus because I realize...